Barcelona test day 1 in pictures

35 comments on “Barcelona test day 1 in pictures”

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   Byron r
   18th February 2011, 19:24

   Pictures are awesome. Thanks Keith.
   It would be great to get some tire shots of cars returning to the pits. That would be a true telltale of how teams are really doing.
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      Mike (@mike)
      19th February 2011, 13:31

      Pictures are awesome. Thanks Keith.

      As always! Thanks Keith!
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   BasCB (@bascb)
   18th February 2011, 19:32

   Nice pictures. I especially like the one of Rubens in the Williams between the trees.
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      BNK Racing
      18th February 2011, 21:51

      i wish williams would stick with the darth vaider look for the season and not just in testing.
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   mattg21 (@mattg21)
   18th February 2011, 19:37

   Has anyone noticed changes to any of the cars? I can’t seem to spot any so far.

   The black paint on the rear wing of the Force India actually looks nicer than I thought.
   1. 

      DelBoy
      18th February 2011, 20:50

      I think they did the same last year (during testing) but have not used it since (Im sure somebody will konow better). Ferrari ran a V cut out in the centre of their top rear wing today.
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      Master firelee (@master-firelee)
      18th February 2011, 21:25

      i think the red bull had a small shark fin in the first test and now they dont
   3. 

      Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
      18th February 2011, 21:46

      yes, the HRT is running their Monza superfast wings!

      no, wait…
4. 

   sam
   18th February 2011, 19:38

   finally! Some real quality photos. (No offense to Keith or Julien, but these are better).
5. 

   profesor
   18th February 2011, 19:43

   why no McLaren pics?
   1. 

      Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
      18th February 2011, 19:50

      More pictures will be added here shortly.
      1. 

         alejandro
         19th February 2011, 0:48

         so have you spotted any new front wings yet?
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   McG (@mcg)
   18th February 2011, 19:56

   Brilliant pics thanks. That dark Red Bull pic is a must have desktop for any Red Bull fan!

   I’m rocking a Force India one at the moment!
   1. 

      JustAnF1Fanatic (@justanf1fanatic)
      18th February 2011, 20:01

      the Renault pit stop is mine!
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         Fixy (@)
         18th February 2011, 20:18

         Both wonderful!
      2. 

         F1 Photographer
         2nd March 2011, 23:31

         Err, no it’s not. Don’t claim credit for pictures which are not yours.
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            BasCB (@bascb)
            3rd March 2011, 11:19

            JustAnF1Fanatic probably meant that he uses that pit stop picture as his desktop, rather than claiming he made it ;-)
            1. 

               F1 Photographer
               3rd March 2011, 16:54

               In which case my apologies. It just seems to happen a fair bit on sites like flickr and it annoys us!
            2. 

               BasCB (@bascb)
               3rd March 2011, 18:07

               No problem, I and very possibly a great majority of regulars here fully agree with your feelings on stealing pictures (and stories) like that.
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   US_Peter
   18th February 2011, 20:04

   Heidfeld’s helmet looks perfect in the Renault. That overhead shot from pitstop practice is great. The giant red stripe marking the pitlane looks nice with the car’s colors. I kind of like how the four airgun operators have red helmets while the rest of the crew have gold. That whole livery is really growing on me. Especially now with a German driver, Black/Red/Gold is very appropriate.
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   Fixy (@)
   18th February 2011, 20:07

   http://www.flickr.com/photos/schuberth/
   Mercedes GP 2011 Helmets!
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   Fixy (@)
   18th February 2011, 20:08

   Alonso 2011 SF1: http://www.flickr.com/photos/schuberth/5369839540/sizes/o/in/photostream/
   Nick Heidfeld looks like he’s using an “old” RF1: https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/heid_rena_barc_2011-2.jpg
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    Fixy (@)
    18th February 2011, 20:12

    The tyres donpt have the flat Pirelli logo, it’s curved: https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/barr_will_barc_2011-5.jpg
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       Fixy (@)
       18th February 2011, 20:20

       * don’t
       Maybe it’s the perspective and the speed, but it looks curved to me.
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          US_Peter
          18th February 2011, 22:02

          Yeah, it’s just that the motion blur distorts it circularly.
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    Fixy (@)
    18th February 2011, 20:17

    This photo looks messed up: https://www.racefans.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/barr_will_barc_2011-2.jpg
    1. 

       The Last Pope
       18th February 2011, 20:27

       lol Williams trying out a new double decker front wing?
    2. 

       Keith Collantine (@keithcollantine)
       18th February 2011, 20:31

       Haven’t been able to get a fixed version so have deleted it.
12. 

    clerkofthecourse
    18th February 2011, 20:22

    Excellent pictures as always Keith.
13. 

    DelBoy
    18th February 2011, 20:45

    Keith

    Try and get a picture of the camera Button ran for the last hour of testing today. It sits on the engine cover inline with the raised sidepods. I Would be interested in how this camera creates an enclosed tunnel to channel air to the rear diffuser. Also would like scarbs to comment.
14. 

    Oli
    18th February 2011, 21:12

    Any McLaren Pics?
15. 

    BNK Racing
    18th February 2011, 21:48

    are force india and hrt running last years cars?
16. 

    George (@george)
    18th February 2011, 22:29

    Great pictures, man Schumi looks old
    1. 

       Patrickl (@patrickl)
       19th February 2011, 12:19

       Yeah, I though the same.
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    LucienTodutz (@lucientodutz)
    18th February 2011, 23:44

    is that Mercedes’s rear wing using dfr? because they don’t have the system used by most of the teams if so, with that middle device…?

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